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What might happen if Castle Drogo was left to the elements? From 9 March, a perfect glass ‘drip’ is suspended in a trophy cabinet, a room where Dartmoor appears to have taken over. As the conservation project to save Castle Drogo enters its final two years, artists have taken inspiration from the history and stories of this striking 20th century castle overlooking the Teign Valley. Each artist has taken a very different approach – with everything from sculpture, interactive gadgets, photography and film to new interpretations of objects in the collection. Visitors can look forward to new...

Stagecoach Southwest have announced that, from 30th March 2015, they will be making changes to their B bus service.

The changes have been prompted by the end of 12 months of Devon County Council local sustainable transport funding which saw the B service extend to Dawlish in order to attract new users to/from Matford.

From the end of the month the B service will, instead, revert to finishing at Exminster as the patronage has not materialised which would sustain the extension to the route in the longer term.

A new 2B service will, however, maintain popular peak hour...

On Sunday 15 March children are invited to make a natural present for mum at ‘Making Mothers’ Day special’ at the Younghayes Centre in Cranbrook, EX5 7DR.

This free event is suitable for all ages and there is no need to book. Accompanied children may drop in between 10am and 12.30pm to create a unique gift of wooden jewellery or stained glass windows with pressed flowers.

The team always aims to encourage an interest in nature from an early age, and our ‘Little ones’ walks’ use outside games and activities to introduce children under the age of seven years to our green...

Karla-Luise Herpoldt, 26, from Newton St Cyres, near Exeter, is attending Parliament to present her science to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of SET for Britain on Monday 9 March.

Karla-Luise’s poster on her research into new ways of detecting HIV will be judged against dozens of other biologists’ research in the only national competition of its kind.

Karla-Luise, a final year PhD student at Imperial College London, was shortlisted from hundreds of applicants to appear in Parliament.

On presenting her science in Parliament, she said, “I...